Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-06
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| F8oM TACOMA.
An EnelsTsmss CenpanysMnt srsppea
en EAs Eee-Ths c1sy,u ca.A sanna.
f1g-A Sew csrpsEzaisa-een-
e<al news.
Az UNCLE Ton WE'D MuPD Up.
| Ths Uncle Teens EOahin Company,
witch vas bilied 30 appear with ne
Customary hioodhounds ana other thrill
tng nccessoriss sn Monday night, e ne
Oper1 ho1se. made mtsc1s Ct Port
and end after soms Of the ice eAkes, By
which Eliza isenAbisd 70 escape from
her p1rs1ers. bad been piaced on the
c4fs the e0mbinsfisn was missed IN
some way and they bad 10 be taken OF
MARKS, Eliza, eicodnoun6s and al haS
20 say over IN Portland, allowing tie
train 30 osme 10 Tacoma without them.
Manager Juneft waa not apprised Of the
stats Of things until s O'Clock IN the
evening. when Q telegram reached him
that there ha4 been an indefnite aaeci-
dent on the West side he had not
time TO make public announcement
and his audience, as Il arrived in sin-
Riee and pairs. found the house closed
and notice on the doag that the show
would Be given the following night.
Juneet states that there we're quite q
number Of persons in town all the way
from Steilacoom and OLYMPIA 10 see
the show and the affair vas therefore
very unfortunate. A telegram arrived
yesterday morning that they we're all On
board and the show would 20 on. Il was
gives 10 quite good house last nieht,
and many Who heard the company de-
Glare that the loss wsald have been bear
able had 70 missed us entirely.
THE orTx CASE ACCOUNT.
City Treasurer Murray has CON-
pleted bis report Of the collections and /
disbursements Of the month Just ended. |
and City Clerk Meade has made his re-
port OF the financial status Of the city
and its cash transactions for March.
The total amount Of the collections was
1881 20. The disbursements enOunted !
to e4003.07, Of which 1856. 90 redeemed |
city warrants. ga Is paid some interest, |
and &1l3.72 vent to honest John Murray
a. commissions. OF the receipts. eI375
came from liquor licenses, bat only TIVE |
thirds Of that sum vent into the city |
treasury. the other eeing to the school |
fand. Ths general fund paid &l74.6S |
the road fund but $l9.cl; street i'm |
proyement, $225l IS; special tax fund, |
e5I.S1; making total Of e4207.69 col |
lected, of which the school fund re- /
ceives S5l6.14. The warrants outstana |
ing on the LIST Of March amounted 10 |
$l3. s76.77, and during the month there /
we're issued $3.50 46. and there were re-
deemed. a. stated, 1855. 90, leaving /
S16.062.14 in outstanding warrants on /
the lat Of April. There vas cash en- /
hand March 1st the sum Of 81, 1O6 81, /
and the receipts and Disbursements |
cited fer the month left on the 1ss Of /
April e12. 760.15. Tbs actual indebted.
ness Of the city ct that date vas $500. 80
NEW CORPORATION.
The Tacoma Lumber and Manufac-
turing Company filed articles Of inceF-
Roration Yesterday, with paid up CAP
ital OF $4,000. The company consists
Of Paul A. Panlsen ana Henry Drum
the former having been engaged In part
Of the business which the new companv
will continue, and the latter being cash.
Ter Of the Merchants National Bank. |
The business Of the company will Be-
that Of manufacturing sash, doors, etc.,
and tubs and buckets, etc., and will be
carried on In the establishment 1.-THE
building for the latter part Of which has
jast been completely located at the head
Of the bay. Ii
NOTES OF TEE DAY. Il
And nov comes City Engineer, O. o. |
Bean, who says, in answer 10 the many
citizens who have been finding fault
With the street. grades, that every man
seems 10 want the street Just fitted 10
his particular lot, irrespective of all
others, and be 1.-THE City EuRineer) de-
claFes himself utterly unable to run the
grade that way.
w. II. Fife, one Of the trustees Of the
ID. L. University, and who has returned
from the meeting 81 Port Townsend, is
reported as expressing much pleasure
that the people of that town have been
successful in raising the amount of
money sufficient to secure to them the
III. Z. University.
The Tacoma Dramatic Association
have begun preparation for the produc-
zion Of the war drama, The Old Flag"
which will be presented at the Opera
House the latter part Of the month, for
the benefit Of the g. A. 4. President
Of the Association, O. j. Davis, Who re-
GENTLY returned from the East, where be
made extensive purchases TO that end,
says that the company will appear in as
hne wardrobe as any on the Coast.
The cadets Of the Washington Mill
tary Academy are living in daily anti
eipation OF the arrival Of their new uni
forms. The uniform will be blue With
red stripe down the trowsers. And |
speaking OF uniforms the Tacama |
Guards now DECLARE themselves ready
to drill against any company On the
coast. This is talking big for a con
pany that, until recsntly, made no pre-
tensions Whatever, bat Captain Fife
says be will take up any gauntlet that
may Be thrown down to him. The com
pany is having q silk Tag made for them,
and the uniforms for the drum corps
are about ready 10 be denned.
The Willard House, on the corner of
A and Ninth streets, Is building large
addition Of twenty 1--WE rooms.
q. +. foFry-he who wrote to Mayer
Mann soms months ago concerning the
putting in OF an electric railway system,
has written 10 friends here that he may
be expected 10 arrive In few days for
that puFpose.
General Anderson, Second Vice Presi-
dent Of the NoFthera Pacific, who Is
GOV In the East, is daily expec ed 10
return 10 the city With his family. ID is
said be will OCCUPY the residence Of the
late Z. :. Smith.
Mary, the little four year old daughter
Of Rev. L. H. Wells. died at half-past 9
o'clock on Monday evening fros some
trouble Of the heart. The varmest sym
pathy Of the whole community 10 being
extended to the unhappy parents.
RE-oAPTuRKD. - The readers Of this
ioErnAl will remember the account Of
The escape Of O. b. Powers frem the